Belarus vs Hong Kong: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Belarus
1.56 million people
in 2023
Hong Kong
1.60 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
61st
Hong Kong rank
60th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Belarus
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.60 million people against 1.56 million people in Belarus, a difference of 46,700 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 61st and Hong Kong ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1950s 536,794 people 58,957 people 477,837 people Belarus
1960s 673,654 people 91,621 people 582,032 people Belarus
1970s 911,354 people 228,092 people 683,262 people Belarus
1980s 999,115 people 392,318 people 606,797 people Belarus
1990s 1.24 million people 597,375 people 638,330 people Belarus
2000s 1.39 million people 836,395 people 553,963 people Belarus
2010s 1.36 million people 1.12 million people 241,897 people Belarus
2020s 1.51 million people 1.50 million people 3,852 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belarus or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 1.60 million people against 1.56 million people in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belarus and Hong Kong?
46,700 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Hong Kong?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Hong Kong rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belarus ranks 61st and Hong Kong ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.